英语词汇“vortex”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

vortex

释义

vortex /vörˈteks/

noun (pl vorˈtices /-ti-sēz/ or vorˈtexes)

A whirling motion of a liquid, gas or fire forming a cavity in the centre, a whirlpool, an eddy, a whirlwind
A pursuit, way of life, situation, etc, that engulfs one irresistibly or remorselessly, taking up all one's attention or energies
According to a hypothesis of Descartes, etc, a rotary movement of atoms or particles of subtle matter round an axis, or the matter itself in rotation, such phenomena accounting for the formation of the universe and the relative motion of its parts

ORIGIN: L vortex, variant of vertex, -icis, from vortere, variant of vertere to turn

vorˈtical adjective

Of or relating to a vortex
Whirling

vorˈtically adverb

vorˈticism /-tis-izmˈ/ noun

A British movement in the arts, a development from futurism, blending cubism and expressionism, and emphasizing the complications of machinery that characterize modern life

vorˈticist noun

A person who supports or practises vorticism

vorticˈity noun

The amount of vortical motion in a fluid

vorˈticose, vorticˈūlar or vortiginous /-ijˈ/ adjective

Vortical

vortex street noun (aerodynamics)

The regular procession of vortices forming behind a bluff or rectangle body in two parallel rows

vortex theory noun

A theory (by Kelvin) that the material atom consists of a vortically moving frictionless fluid

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